thinking about building an ls/vtec for a 2nd gen teg...but i've been hearing alot of talk about unreliability for everyday driving just wondering what you guys think and if should i do it...thanx for your input

 

no they blow up and cause most cars to flip. Do a seach and then come back and ask some good questions.

a motor built right will run fine.

 

ultra-SMARTASS-cxnos,thanx for the tip

 

i never had a problem with mine

 

get ARP rod bolts, new pistons
new rings and new bearings, pumps ect. and it will be just fine

half ass it and pay the price.

 

with tuning my ls.vtec was about 185whp
i had hondata just never put it in
i needed cam gears and skunk2 intake manifold to complete it

 

not to be a dick,werent you teh one who was argueing with me when i said reusing shit was bad ? sounds to me like someone learned the hard way ?


anyway Ls\Vtec can be reible like he said build it right you get what you pay for !!!!!!!

 

this build can get very pricey to build it reliably.

why not just get a B18C?

 

if your looking to build a powerful ls/vtec motor i would recommend ditching the ls rods and getting yourself a set of eagle h-beams with arp rod bolts. the poor rod to stroke ratio puts a lot of strain on the already weak ls rods and cylinder walls. also the pistons in an ls block suck for all motor, theyre very low compression. try some itr's or aftermarket ones. and lastly make sure you dont rev the piss out of it. the ls bottom end was only meant to rev a shade over 7grand max(unless u get a girdle). also use a stock ls headgasket, i tried one of those cometic "lsvtec" head gaskets and blew it in like 3 weeks. make sure everything is measured and installed correctly and it will last you a very long time.